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Hsing Yi Chuan Lineage...

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Hsing Yi Chuan is rich with an interesting heritage
and development. The Hsing Yi lineage of the Peter Kwok system is a
little murky so we will do our best. A couple of facts about
Grandmaster Peter Kwok who started his training at the age of 7
years old with his father who was a Shaolin Master and his first
teacher.

Peter had many teachers throughout his life.
His Hsing Yi teacher was Giang Yung Chien for which there is no
information about.

Our Hebei Style Hsing Yi Lineage

General Yue Fei

Hsing Yi Founder 1103 - 1142.

As the story goes, Yue Fei created
Eagle
Claw and
Xingyi
boxing. Yue Fei created Eagle Claw for his enlisted
soldiers and Xingyi for his officers. He is also
credited for creating Ba Duan Gin or The Eight Pieces of
Brocade.

Li Neng Ran (Li Luo Neng)

Guo Yun Shen

Hsing Yi Master Hebei Style. 1829 - 1898

Hsing Yi and Iron Palm expert. His teaching
were based on the "three truths" (san li), the "three
capacities" (san gong), the "three methods" (san fa) and
the single/double weight notion (danzhong/shuangzhong)
during santishi standing practice. His teaching was to
stand still for at least three years before you learn
the forms. Guo Yunshen had learned with
Li Luo Neng and was also a member of the Hebei xingyiquan school.
He taught famous students like Qian Yantang, Xu Zhanao, Li Kui Yuan and his disciple
Sun Lutang. Wang Xiangzhai, founder of
dachengquan (I Chuan) also claimed to be his disciple.

Giang Yung Chien

Grandmaster Peter Kwok or Kwok Wong Ngai or Guo
He Yi

Year
Born Not Known. Hebei Style Hsing Yi Chuan.

Little information is know about Peter Kwok. He
was born in China, migrated to Taiwan. He then
entered North America through Van Couver, Cananda and
made his way to New York City, New York. After
some time in New York, he then stayed in New Jersey for
some years where he opened a Peter Kwoks Kung Fu
Academy. Peter taugth classes at the West Caldwell
Adult School at nights too.

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